Behind-the-Scene @ NTSB

Behind-the-Scene @ NTSB


Latest Episodes

EPISODE 37: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
October 29, 2020

October has been designated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as National Pedestrian Safety Month, with the goal of increasing awareness about pedestrian safety, and reminding drivers and walkers that staying safe is a shared responsib

Episode 36: DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH
October 08, 2020

October 2020 has been designated Distracted Driving Awareness Month. This national effort focuses on ways to change driver behavior through legislation, enforcement and education. In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @ NTSB, we have a conversation with Vic

Episode 35: School Transportation Safety
September 10, 2020

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Member Michael Graham and Highway Investigators Michele Beckjord and Meg Sweeney share lessons learned from our school-transportation-related crash investigations and discuss why school buses are the safest form

Episode 34: Highway Safety
June 25, 2020

In this episode of the Behind-the-Scene @NTSB podcast, NTSB Office of Highway Safety Director Rob Molloy, PhD, and Deputy Director Kris Poland, PhD, discuss their journeys to the NTSB and current work. Hear their views on the increase in speed-related cra

Episode 33: Chairman Robert Sumwalt
May 21, 2020

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt talks about NTSB’s communications, leadership, and operations during this period especially as it relates to our mission. Chairman Sumwalt also discusses how the agency is maximizing th

Episode 32: Member Thomas Chapman
May 14, 2020

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Member Thomas Chapman talks about his journey to the NTSB, his work before joining the Board and what he hopes to accomplish as an NTSB Board member. Member Chapman’s full bio is available here. Get the latest ep

Episode 31: Member Michael Graham
April 30, 2020

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Member Michael Graham talks about his journey to the NTSB, his work before joining the Board and what he hopes to accomplish as an NTSB Board member. Member Graham’s full bio is available here.   Get the latest e

Episode 30: Member Jennifer Homendy
January 16, 2020

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Member Jennifer Homendy shares highlights from her first year at NTSB and the transportation safety improvements she hopes are accomplished in 2020. Member Homendy was first featured on the podcast shortly after

Episode 29: Tempe, Arizona, Uber Vehicle and Pedestrian Crash
December 05, 2019

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Highway Crash Investigators, Ensar Becic and Mike Fox, talk about the 2018 collision between a vehicle controlled by a developmental automated driving system and a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. We explore the fin

Episode 28: School Bus Safety Week
October 21, 2019

This week is National School Bus Safety Week. The theme this year is “My School Bus, The Safest Form of Student Transportation.” School Bus Safety Week is a public education program hosted by the National Association of Pupil Transportation, National Scho